The Tears of Things
by Peter J. LeithartHaving suffered all, Christ can sympathize with all. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Continue Reading »
Having suffered all, Christ can sympathize with all. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Continue Reading »
Harold Senkbeil joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley.
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A young friend of mine recently fell victim to an unexpected and horrific illness. For some time, it seemed that he would certainly die; the progress of the disease led expectations relentlessly in that direction. Prayers (including my own) for God’s mercy multiplied with a profound desperation. . . . . Continue Reading »
Liturgy isn't a magical rite, but an act of worship. Continue Reading »
Western culture tends to forget that suffering is an irreducible part of the human condition. Continue Reading »
A few years ago, when a group of students at Emory University prepared to demonstrate against a controversial speaker, I asked a senior why they wanted to do so. She had a background different from that of the typical selective school attendee, a hard-edged one, and she’d already told me that . . . . Continue Reading »
To really hear what I’m about to sayIs probably impossible apartFrom taking in the painting at its heart.From reeling, in the process, at the wayThe blood, beyond its trickling down his brow,Has gotten in his vitreum somehow. How otherwise explain the ruinousRed of his eyes? If that isn’t the . . . . Continue Reading »
Crippled by a stroke, my aunt Miriam spent the last seventeen years of her life in a succession of nursing homes. Once, she had been the skilled seamstress who for years took pride in sewing much of the female apparel in our family, and who sought out opportunities to cook and bake for all of us. . . . . Continue Reading »
The prosperity gospel—which declares that God’s grace is manifest in gold faucets, private jets, and multimillion-dollar homes—has no answer for the countless agonies of earthly life. Continue Reading »
Not even your death belongs to you. Your death belongs to Jesus, the Living One who holds the keys of Death and of Hades. Continue Reading »